Catamenial belt



oct. 29, 1929. I K.. SCHULTZ 1,733,429

CATAMENIAL BELT Filed Feb. 2l. 1928 BY @uw mf A TTORNE Patented Oct. 29, 1929 xLAnA scHUL'rz, or BBooxLYN, NEW Yom:

CATAMENIAL BELT Application led February 21, 1928. Serial No. 255,897.

This invention relates to improvements in catamenial belts, and has for one of its objects. to provide an improvedbelt of simple and practical construction which may` be readily attached in position and form a comfortable support for a napkin.

Another object is to provide an improved attaching means for the napkin by means of which the same may.' be quickly secured in proper position and retained therein while being worn. j f i The above and other objects will .appear more clearly from the following detailed description, when taken in connection wit the accompanying drawing, which illustra es a preferred embodiment of the inventionidea.

In the drawingj Figure 1 is a perspective View of the belt constructed in accordance with the invention;

Figure 2 is a plan View 'of the napkin supporting means; Figure 3 is a longitudinal section therethrough; and v Figure 4 is a fragmentary front elevation. 'Referring more particularly to the accompanying drawing, 5 indicates a girdle of elastic material adapted to partially encircle the Waist and having attached to each end a tape 6, the free ends of said tapes being tied 3o Ytogether to support the girdle in position.

The girdle further has attached thereto, preferably adjacent its ends, the downwardly converging supporting bands 7, also of elastic material. l.

The belt yfurther comprises a napkin-supporting member including a back section 8 of fabric secured at one end to the girdle, and a front section 9 of rubber or similar material attached to said back section. The support 4o ing` member tapers gradually toward the front end and said section 9 at its forward extremity is gathered as indicated. at 10 to form, in effect, a shallow pocket 11 for a purpose which will presently appear. The front end of the section 9 is'permanently held in its gathered condition by a folded strip of fabric 12 having its folds arranged on opposite sides of said end and stitched or otherwise secured thereto. Double-headed studs 13 are mounted in and extended through the strip 12 and c end of the section 9 with the outer heads of said studs utilized as attachingmeans for the lower ends of bands 7. Tothe inner heads of the studs may be attached the loops 14 of an absorbent body 15, such as a sponge, which 1s adapted `to be supported by said loops in the pocket 1l, as best shown in Figure 3.

On the exterior side of the strip l2 and intermediate its ends there is 1G to which is adapted to provided a hook e attached one end of the napkin 17 to secure said end in position. The napkin lies upon the section 9 ofthe supporting member, covering the absorbent body 15 which cooperates with said napkin as an absorbent medium, and has its rear end held in position by an elastic strip 18 under which said end is inserted and which extends transversely of the sect-ion 9 adjacent thell point of attachment thereof to the section 8. In order to maintain the sections 8 and 9 in relatively flat condition adjacent their meeting ends and manently attached to the outside of said supporting member adjacent the free end thereof, means for att-aching the front cnd'of said supporting member to said belt, an elastic strip extending transversely of said supporting member at a point removed from said ilnpaling element, and a flexible stiffening rib securedto the Suppen-tiner member adjacent said strip, whereby a napkin may be quickly signature.

'attached to said supporting member and held in flat condition by said elastic strip.

InA testimony whereof I have ailixed my KLARA SCHULTZ. 

